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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
History of Shelburne, New Hampshire

History of Shelburne, New Hampshire

P. Peabody, R.

Paperback

General ParentingGeneral United StatesGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 9389265738
ISBN13: 9789389265736
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 29 2019
Pages: 136
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.32 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Between the White Mountains and the river valleys, Shelburne has a story larger than its map. A small town, vividly remembered. R. P. Peabody gathers names, dates, places, and hard-won anecdotes into a steady local history chronicle that reads like a conversation with the past. This is a complete town history and a cornerstone of New Hampshire town history writing: settlement and land, roads and mills, civic life, and the rhythms of a community shaped by 19th century New England. Peabody pays close attention to early settler families and the threads that bind neighbours across generations, making the volume invaluable for Shelburne NH genealogy and wider family history research. Alongside people, it records town institutions and churches, public meetings, and the everyday structures that turned a frontier settlement into a durable town. For readers drawn to White Mountains region history, the book places Shelburne within the broader currents of New England local histories and the granite state history collection, offering a reliable local history reference book for libraries, historians, and curious travellers alike. Collectors of classic Americana will appreciate its plain-spoken authority and the rarity of a single-volume record devoted to one place. It complements any granite state history collection, and sits naturally beside other New England local histories on the shelf, ready for comparison and quiet browsing year after year. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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